The Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey: EAT 19 Dec 2017

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Direct disability discrimination
Perceived Discrimination
The Employment Tribunal did not err in law in finding that the Respondent (1) perceived the Claimant to be disabled and (2) treated her less favourably because of the protected characteristic of disability.

Judges:

David Richardson HHJ

Citations:

[2017] UKEAT 0260 – 16 – 1912, [2018] WLR(D) 75, [2018] ICR 812, [2018] IRLR 193

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal from – Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey CA 21-Jun-2019
The claimant had a minor hearing impairment. It was not of itself sufficient to amount to a disability in law, but the appellant took her off front line duties because of it. The CC now appealed a finding that it had breached the 2010 Act, saying . .
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Employment, Discrimination

Updated: 13 April 2022; Ref: scu.601925